Question 1

Working memory is traditionally divided into

Accepted Answer

A)   Voluntary and unconscious processes
B)   Learning and retrieval
C)   Short term and long term
D)   Visual and verbal components D

Question 2

The "anterograde amnesia" experienced by patient HM refers to

Accepted Answer

A)   His inability to form new memories
B)   His inability to recall events shortly before his surgery
C)   His relatively intact short term memory
D)   His ability to recall experiences from his childhood A

Question 3

Provide everyday examples of types of non-declarative non-conscious) memories.

Accepted Answer

Types of non-declarative memory include skills, habituation, priming, implicit or unconscious goals and learning. Everyday examples of skill memory are driving a car, keyboarding on a laptop, and reading a sentence which also involves conscious memory processes). Other everyday examples include having a song just 'come to mind' when actually it was primed or cued by the name of the band on a website you just looked at.

Question 4

An individual who seems to have normal intelligence but who has a severe loss of memory for personal experiences is likely

Accepted Answer

A)   To be suffering from amnesia
B)   To have difficulty in everyday conversations
C)   To have impaired implicit thinking
D)   All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is not a type of human memory system?

Accepted Answer

A)   Working
B)   Implicit
C)   Semantic
D)   Syntax

Question 6

A key difference between short-term memory and long-term memory is that

Accepted Answer

A)   Short-term memory is sensitive to disruption, while long-term memory is more resistant to disruption
B)   Short-term memory is relatively insensitive to disruption, while long-term memory is sensitive to disruption
C)   Short-term memory lasts from days to weeks, while long-term memory lasts from seconds to hours
D)   Short-term memory processes are largely localized to the sensory cortex, while long-term memory processes are distributed throughout the neocortex

Question 7

Young children can immediately repeat short sentences spoken by their parents and siblings, and then start to produce new sentences that also follow the rules of their native language. The ability to produce new, rule-governed sentences is thought to involve what kind of learning?

Accepted Answer

A)   Explicit
B)   Implicit
C)   Short term
D)   Working

Question 8

Consolidation refers to

Accepted Answer

A)   Confirming the accuracy of a remembered event
B)   Forgetting a memory in old age
C)   Transforming information from temporary to permanent storage
D)   Merging memories together

Question 9

Memory consolidation is thought to occur in the_____ while conscious recollection of episodic memories requires the______ .

Accepted Answer

A)   Neocortex, medial temporal lobe
B)   Medial temporal lobe, hippocampus
C)   Hippocampus, neocortex
D)   Prefrontal cortex, hippocampus

Question 10

Explicit memory operates

Accepted Answer

A)   Unconsciously
B)   Consciously
C)   Slowly
D)   Quickly

Question 11

A key difference between episodic memory and semantic memory is that

Accepted Answer

A)   Episodic memories can be remembered with an active reconstruction of the actual recalled event, while semantic memories typically involve a 'feeling of knowing' rather than a fully conscious recollection of an event
B)   Episodic memories are less susceptible to forgetting than semantic memories
C)   Episodic memories typically involve a 'feeling of knowing' rather than a fully conscious recollection of an event, while semantic memories can be remembered with an active reconstruction of the actual recalled event
D)   Episodic memories are relatively independent of context, while semantic memories are context-dependent

Question 12

How does dividing one's attention affect memory encoding? Provide everyday examples of the effects of divided attention on memory formation.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 7: Learning and Remembering